Foundations of State --
The challenge of global war: the Roosevelt era, 1933-1945 --
State takes command: the Truman terms, 1945-1953 --
The horseless rider: the Eisenhower administration, 1953-1961 --
On the team: the Kennedy-Johnson years, 1961-1969 --
The contemporary State Department --
State of decline: the Nixon-Ford administrations, 1969-1977 --
Divided counsels: the Carter years, 1977-1981 --
On-the-job training: the Reagan administration, 1981- --
State Department people --
The policymakers --
Presidents and Secretaries of State.